LibrarymindsActII

January 2012
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New Year's Day Betsy Ross born, 1752 Paul Revere born, 1735. Ellis Island Opened, 18921	Isaac Asimov, Astronomer, born, 1920 Crosby Bonsall Boo Boo Bear's Birthday (Yogi the Bear's little buddy)2	Drinking Straw Patented, 1888. Festival Of Sleep Day J.R.R. Tolkien born, 1892.3	Trivia Day Isaac Newton born, 1643 Jakob Grimm born, 1785. Louis Braille born, 1809.4	First Woman Governor Inaugurated 1925 inauguration of Nellie Ross as Wyoming's Governor. George Washington Carver Recognition Day National Bird Day5	Bean Day Poet Carl Sandburg born, 1878 Epiphany Sherlock Holmes6	First U.S. Presidential Election held, 1789 Old Rock Day7
Secret Pal Day Elvis Presley born, 19358	Clyde Robert Bulla 0 1st U.S. Balloon Flight, 1793 National Apricot Day National Static Electricity Day9	Remy Charlip First Meeting of United Nations General Assembly in London, 194610	Make Your Dreams Come True Day Milk Day Milk delivered in bottles for the first time, 1878. Amelia Earhart, adventurer, flew solo across the Pacific Ocean, 193511	Work Harder Day Author Jack London born, 187612	Poetry Break Day Rubber Duckie's Birthday Sesame Street Character. Author Horatio Alger, born, 1832 Michael Bond13	National Dress Up Your Pet Day The Revolutionary War ended, 178414
First Super Bowl Played in 1967. Green Bay (35) defeated Kansas City (10). Hat Day The first top hat was worn.15	Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Born in 1929. Observed Third Monday in January. Prohibition began in 1920 National Nothing Day16	Benjamin Franklin born, 1706 Shari Lewis born, 193417	Author A.A. Milne born, 1882 Raymond Briggs Marks the beginning of the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial.18	Artist Paul Cezanne born, 1839 Popcorn Day19	Inauguration Day (Every 4 years - 2009, 2013) Cheese Day First traffic rules published, 190020	National Hugging Day First flight of the Supersonic Concorde, 197621
Brian Wildsmith National Blonde Brownie Day22	Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon Measure Your Feet Day National Handwriting Day National Pie Day23	Eskimo Pie Patented by Christian Nelson in 1922. Gold Discovered in California At Sutter's Mill in 1848 by John Marshall24	Opposite Day First Winter Olympics held, 192425	Australia Day Australia first settled, 178826	Lewis Carroll National Geographic Society Founded, 1888 Julius Lester27	Jackson Pollock, Artist, born in 1912 National Kazoo Day28
Baseball Hall of Fame established, 1936 National Puzzle Day29	23rd President Franklin D. Roosevelt born, 188230	Backwards Day Baseball Great Jackie Robinson born, 191931

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